1997 What are the world events?

The return of Hong Kong means that the people of China and the government of China decided to resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong in July 1997. Stanley Ho is a historical witness to the return of Hong Kong and Macao. 1984 Participated in a ceremony group composed of celebrities from all walks of life in Hong Kong and went to Beijing to observe the signing ceremony of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.

From 65438 to 0988, Stanley Ho served as deputy director of the Drafting Committee and Preparatory Committee of the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region. Stanley Ho has been committed to the development of culture and education and devoted himself to social charity, which can be described as "remarkable achievements". 200 1 was awarded the "Golden Lotus Medal of Honor" by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government.

In 2003, he was awarded "gold bauhinia star" by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In 2007, he was awarded the highest honor in Macao-"Grand Lotus Medal of Honor". In 20 10, he was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal of Hong Kong, becoming the first person in Hong Kong and Macao to receive the highest honor medal.

2. Asian financial crisis

The Asian financial crisis, also known as the Asian financial storm, refers to the financial crisis in which 1997 originated in Thailand and then further spread to neighboring countries in Asia, even the global currency, stock market and other assets.

The crisis first broke out in Southeast Asia and spread to Hongkong and Taiwan Province. Since 1997, the Thai baht in Southeast Asia, especially in Thailand, has been attacked by international speculators, and the Thai baht has been weakening continuously, and finally it has to abandon the fixed exchange rate system, resulting in the Thai baht plunging. Subsequently, the currencies of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia also fell sharply.

At the same time, short-term funds from Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines flowed in and out in large quantities. Then the crisis spread to Northeast Asia. Since the end of 10, the won has continued to fall, and the stock market has also fallen by more than 40%. A large number of enterprises closed down, resulting in a sharp increase in bad debts and bad debts of Korean banks, but more and more foreign debts need to be repaid when they are due.

The financial turmoil in Southeast Asia and South Korea quickly hit Japan, making the already weak Japanese economy worse.

3. The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina took place from1April 1992 to1February 1995. The three major ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter referred to as Bosnia and Herzegovina) have serious differences on the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina lasted for 43 months, nearly 100000 women were raped, about 250000 people died, 2.7 million civilians became refugees, the per capita income dropped from 1.900 to 500 dollars, the industrial output value was only 5%, the power supply in Sarajevo was only 10%, and the water supply was paralyzed.

The background of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the defection of the Eastern bloc in Eastern Europe, and the display of American unipolar world ambitions. The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was started by Germany, and the United States was the biggest winner. In order to achieve this goal, the United States pulled out Milosovici's "nail" in the Kosovo war.

4. Kosovo crisis

The Kosovo War was an important high-tech local war directly triggered by ethnic conflicts in Kosovo at the end of the 20th century, which was promoted by NATO led by the United States.

Its duration is1March 24, 999 to 65438+June10,0999. The Kosovo war was fought by large-scale air strikes and occupied by NATO led by the United States? The Kosovo crisis has complicated historical roots.

Serbs claim "historical rights" to the region, and believe that Kosovo is the cradle and birthplace of Serbia in the Middle Ages and an inalienable part of Serbian territory.

On the other hand, Albanians claim "racial rights" to Kosovo, because their numbers have an absolute advantage in the region. 1945 In July, according to the wishes of Kosovo residents, Kosovo became an autonomous region within the border between Serbia and the country.

5. Iran-Iraq War

1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait, and the United States and Britain forcibly intervened in the war between the two countries on the grounds of liberating Kuwait's independence and freedom. This is the famous Gulf War.

Unexpectedly, in just over 40 days, the United States completely stunned Iraq. At that time, as one of the best powers in the Middle East, Iraq's military combat capability was only better than that of the China People's Liberation Army, but it was defeated in the face of new American weapons and advanced strategic thinking.

During the Gulf War, the high-tech weapons used by the United States emerged one after another, such as unmanned aircraft, precision missiles and electromagnetic weapons, which made people see things in a blur. A brand-new combat mode first appeared in front of the world, and everyone held their breath, sighed in surprise, and then thought deeply.

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